{"id":375,"date":"2025-09-29T17:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/undergraduate-research-scholarly-creative-activities\/?page_id=375"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:24:06","slug":"wisconsin-council-on-undergraduate-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/undergraduate-research-scholarly-creative-activities\/wisconsin-council-on-undergraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Council on Undergraduate Research (WisCUR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-375\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cfct-mod-title\">Welcome to WisCUR!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-mod-content callout standard grey-bg\">\n    <p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"440\">The Wisconsin Council on Undergraduate Research (WisCUR) provides leadership to advance undergraduate research, scholarly, and creative activities (URSCA) across Wisconsin. Its roots date back to 1999, when the University of Wisconsin\u2013La Crosse hosted the first Universities of Wisconsin Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"814\">Over the past decades, strong collaboration among leaders of undergraduate research programs at Universities of Wisconsin campuses has fostered innovative partnerships and expanded opportunities for student research. In 2010, WisCUR received a grant from the national Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) as part of an NSF-funded initiative on Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research. In 2013, with support from a Universities of Wisconsin Growth Agenda Grant, WisCUR was formally established with an elected Executive Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-tabs-accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"bs-accordion \">\n        <div id=\"d0fm6\" class=\"panel-group\">\n        \n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_wiscurs-goals\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_wiscurs-goals\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#wiscurs-goals\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"wiscurs-goals\">WisCUR's Goals<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"wiscurs-goals\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_wiscurs-goals\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"844\">WisCUR\u2019s goals are to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1214\"><li data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"915\"><p data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"915\">Expand participation in undergraduate research across disciplines;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"968\"><p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"968\">Share strategies for evaluating program success;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1042\"><p data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1042\">Build a sustainable community to advocate for undergraduate research;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1097\"><p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1097\">Foster collaboration among Wisconsin institutions;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1147\"><p data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1147\">Strengthen WisCUR\u2019s organizational structure;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1214\"><p data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1214\">Contribute to the national dialogue on undergraduate research.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_wiscurs-activities\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_wiscurs-activities\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#wiscurs-activities\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"wiscurs-activities\">WisCUR\u2019s Activities<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"wiscurs-activities\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_wiscurs-activities\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <p>WisCUR\u2019s activities include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1545\"><li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1348\"><p data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1348\">Participating in <em data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1286\">Research in the Rotunda<\/em>, an annual legislative outreach event at the State Capitol;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1433\"><p data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1433\">Convening an annual statewide meeting of undergraduate research program leaders;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1545\"><p data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1545\">Organizing the annual Universities of Wisconsin Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-module-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module uwsa-tabs-accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title \">WisCUR Contacts<\/h3>    <div class=\"bs-accordion \">\n            <div class=\"accordion-all-buttons\">\n          <a href=\"#\" class=\"accordions-showall btn btn-primary btn-xs\" role=\"button\" data-panel=\"53of0\"><span class=\"uw-resize-full\">Open All<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"53of0\" class=\"panel-group\">\n        \n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_wiscur-executive-board\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_wiscur-executive-board\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#wiscur-executive-board\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"wiscur-executive-board\">WisCUR Executive Board<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"wiscur-executive-board\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_wiscur-executive-board\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <p>Executive board leadership includes:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"mailto:nbakken@uwlax.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicholas Bakken<\/a> - current chair (UW-La Crosse; term ends 2025)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:cheri.barta@wisc.edu\">Cheri Barta Rossi<\/a> (UW-Madison; term ends 2025)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:jlschuld@uwm.edu\">Jessica Schuld<\/a> (UW-Milwaukee; term ends 2024)<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_university-wiscur-contacts\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_university-wiscur-contacts\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#university-wiscur-contacts\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"university-wiscur-contacts\">University WisCUR Contacts<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"university-wiscur-contacts\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_university-wiscur-contacts\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <p>Individuals from each participating institution can be found below:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/wiscur\/contact\/bensonej@uwec.edu\">Erica Benson<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Eau Claire)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:jewettd@uwec.edu\">David Jewitt<\/a> (UW-Eau Claire)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:ettinger@uwgb.edu\">Renee Ettinger<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Green Bay)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:nbakken@uwlax.edu\">Nicholas Bakken<\/a>\u00a0(UW-La Crosse)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:cbarta@chem.wisc.edu\">Cheri Barta Rossi<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Madison)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:cwchan@wisc.edu\">Catherine Chan<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Madison)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:kylam@uwm.edu\">Kyla Esguerra<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Milwaukee)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:jlschuld@uwm.edu\">Jessica Schuld<\/a> (UW-Milwaukee)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:coles@uwosh.edu\">Stewart Cole<\/a> (UW-Oshkosh)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:osrca@uwosh.edu\"><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Kathy Zuckweiler<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(UW-Oshkosh)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:David.Higgs@uwp.edu\">David Higgs<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Parkside)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:korellh@uwplatt.edu\">Hannah Korell<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Platteville)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uwm.edu\/wiscur\/contact\/molly.gerrish@uwrf.edu\">Molly Gerrish<\/a>\u00a0(UW-River Falls)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:tespe@uwsp.edu\">Troy Espe<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Stevens Point)<\/li><li><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"mailto:sstajkow@uwsp.edu\">Sarah Stajkowski<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Stevens Point)<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:ruppean@uwstout.edu\">Angela Ruppe<\/a> (UW-Stout)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:smithhe@uwstout.edu\">Heidi Smith<\/a> (UW-Stout)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:fryej@uww.edu\">John Frye<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Whitewater)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:ihoesche@uwsuper.edu\">Ilsa Hoeschen<\/a>\u00a0(UW-Superior)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:awainman@uwsuper.edu\">Aaron Wainman<\/a> (UW-Superior)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:jrivera@carrollu.edu\">Julio Rivera<\/a>\u00a0(Carroll College)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:jkirk1@carthage.edu\">John Kirk<\/a>\u00a0(Carthage College)<\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:Julie.Dresen@cuw.edu\">Julie Dresen<\/a>\u00a0(Concordia University)<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <div class=\"panel panel-default \" id=\"panel_past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\">\n    <div class=\"panel-heading\" id=\"heading_past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\">\n        <h4 class=\"panel-title\"><button href=\"#past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"collapsed panel-link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\">Past Chairs of the Executive Board<\/button><\/h4>    <\/div>\n    <div id=\"past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\"  role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"heading_past-chairs-of-the-executive-board\" role=\"region\">\n        <div class=\"panel-body copy\">            \n            \n        <ul><li>Catherine Chan\u00a0(UW-Madison)<\/li><li>Scott Cooper\u00a0(UW-La Crosse)<\/li><li>Karen Havholm\u00a0(UW-Eau Claire)<\/li><li>Kyla Esguerra\u00a0(UW-Milwaukee)<\/li><li>Julie O\u2019Leary (UW-Superior)<\/li><\/ul>                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-6 cfct-block\"><\/div><div class=\"col-md-6 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